Giving This Gemstone New Life, How I Recut This Damaged Tanzanite
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- The tanzanite that I cut in this video is a recycled gemstone, which is what I call a gemstone that has been previously in jewelry, but has been taken out and is intended for use in jewelry again. This piece was too warn to make a good jewelry piece as it was, so I used my skills as a Gem Cutter to turn the old piece into a new and modern work of art worthy of being set back in fine jewelry. The precision faceted modern cut gives a uniquely brilliant new life to the dead piece it was was before.
Cut by: Matthew Maxfield
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Author: Arya Akhavan
Design Name: Mind Games
Slightly Modified
A Fancy Round Cut
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Wow, that’s crazy. I’ve never seen a stone that worn. And I bet it looks 10 times better now than it did the day it got its original cut. That’s a beauty.
Thank you!
This looks like it was lost in the sea, and subsequently found by a metal detector. The west is astounding.
definitely something mystical about tanzanite, i like the wide table without extra facets on it.. looks like a window into the heart of the stone
Tanzanite can look pretty neat faceted and it does look good with the bigger table.
@@MattsCornerofGemCutting i was in awe even at the rough :)
"A lot of wear" is an understatement. I can't even imagine what could do that to a tanzanite without destroying the fingers as well. Your recut was impressive though. I've never been particularly good at recutting. I always feel like I'm losing more material than I should.
Yeah, it was pretty bad off! It made it a great candidate for being cut. I like to think of the roughed up stones as preformed rough if I am giving them a new cut from the original, that way I don't feel as bad about loosing about half the weight sometimes.
This video really helped me to understand the respect diamond truly has for jewelry, you don’t have to worry about wear like this. Beautiful transformation and the amount of sparkle you got out of that gorgeous stone is admirable.
Thanks! The harder stones are definitely better for wear resistance. And diamond is on a level of its own.
Moissanites has a lifetime sheen to it as well. Not all diamonds are blood diamonds or originate from child labor.
But one can never know for sure if it is or is not.
Buying lab diamonds or Moissanites is much more inexpensive, same quality, and is not off the backs of child labor.
Even famous rappers use Moissanites. Very interesting to know.
P.S
Moissanites WILL pass a Diamond Tester because it’s hardness is 9.25-9.5
Diamond are 10 Hardness
@@guesswho484 this isn’t very well known, as Diamond dealers would be freaking out, but they can reduce or basically get rid of the appearance of a double refraction… but they can also lower the brilliance of lab grown moissanite to match that of a diamonds. Therefore, Lab grown Moissanite can be extremely hard to tell apart from diamonds- even with a loupe. For example, I have a 16 carat, ice blue moissanite that is internally flawless. I don’t know how they did it, but you can’t see the double refraction and it shines just like a Diamond would. Even with a 10x loupe, it’s very difficult.
Ive no idea why this was recommended, but thats some great skills there mate.
Happy you watched, Thanks!
Beautiful work. I really admire the stone you created especially considering what it looked like before you started 👍🏻
Thank you!
how are you not more popular? awesome content
Thanks! I'll be putting out videos when I can.
Literally
TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE THE CUT!
I love the many sparkles this cut offers. I'll definitely pay attention to cut and color more when buying another gem stone.
I'm pretty sure I've seen surgeons with less intensity on their face, you're crazy focused while grinding that stone. It's so tiny, I guess that's to be expected.
Ha, ha, yeah!
That's just pure MAGIC!
Ha, ha! Thank You!
Looks beautiful. Tanzanite is also one of my favorite stones.
Great work dude. I’d love to get into gem cutting and Faceting! Your content is great and informative without losing us in jargon. Great video, subbed instantly!
Thanks! You should, it is a fun hobby!
Beautiful work.
Thank You!
That turned out gorgeous!
Thanks Holly!
Great work!! Looks fantastic!
That was quite the transformation! Feel free to Like and Subscribe if you would like to see more videos of the gemstones I cut!
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So bummed someone got to it before me!
Absolutley amaizing, love your work and it turned out beautiful!
Thanks!
I loved this video. Great commentary
Thank You!
Gorgeous gem now.
Love your videos so much! I’m in Utah as well, just getting into faceting as well! Started with opals, mastered that, and now onto the harder stuff! Would love to meet ya in person some day my friend!
Thanks! And good luck with your faceting! I'm in Fillmore if you are ever passing through.
Abraded, now upgraded!
Yep!
That is beautiful!
Thanks!
Props for your glue/wax game, I would never trust enough to not even touch the stone.😄
Thanks!
Great work
Very nice job, well done , big improvement on the original
Thank You!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Great job man
Thanks!
Love the content Matt just discovered you today. Hope to see some 4K content!
Thanks! I've only just got started with videoing. So, still working on what equipment to get and use for it. Working with what I have now.
you are master. Wish you the best . keep up
Thank You!
great work! the end result was beautiful :D
one thing i would recommend for future videos is that instead of holding the gem up to your camera with your hands, which naturally shake a lot at that scale, put it on something that doesn't move. i think this would improve the quality of the shots of the gem a lot :)
Thanks for the suggestion!
Gorgeous cut! :)
Thank You!
Wow cool video.
Thank You!
this is so pretty
Thank You!
Wow, fantastic finish. Do you ever use cirium oxide to polish stones?
Color wise Tanzanite has something mysterious, unreal. How many Karats (or less I guess) did this Stone loose aver the polishing process? Oh here comes the Answer: from 2.2 to 1.4 meaning, almost a Karat? Would you say the loss of Karat is proportional to the Size of the Stone? The bigger the Stone the less.... ?
Hi, I have a really nice color Tanzanite about two or three ct that I bought from India, the only problem was that it was used and has a scratch right on the crown or top facet I was wondering if there is any way to just re-cut or polish the scratch out of the top without completely recutting the whole stone like you just did in this video? the scratch is not really bad, but noticeable. thanks
Unless there are really big nicks or breaks out of the stone, they can be touched back up with just a light repolish following the cut of the stone keeping the cut the same and loosing very minimal weight. Finding the index for the position of a facet along with the angle of the cut can be a little tedious for repolishing stones, but it is doable. I often like giving the stones I recut a better cut when the original stone either windows bad or has an uninteresting cut. I have just repolished some stone before though.
It must have been in a ring that was worn every day for decades.
Yeah, it was probably well loved at one point in time by someone who wore it a lot.
Absolutely beautiful work! I would recommend perhaps trying to edit out some of the higher pitched sounds that happen while you're polishing- it *really* hurts the ears sometimes! Still, a minor complaint- I'm off to watch more videos!
Thanks! I will be working on polishing up my video and editing skills.
Thank you for your reply, I had this Tanzanite stone weighed and it is 7.5 ct. I would like to send you some pictures to evaluate for resurfacing it and how much would it cost me for you to do it? Thanks
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Hi If I want to start this job, I was wondering how much should I invest in buying the whole machinery and equipment. Can you give me an estimate and where I can start from? Thank you.
New equipment isn't cheap. My Ultratec V5 Classic is almost $5000 new. For starting, I would look around for a used machine of your preference, or there are less costly machines out there if you want new. But if your machine doesn't come with dops and a transfer jig, you will have to buy those separate. You will need a master lap, cutting laps(at least 360 grit, 600grit, 1200grit), pre-polish lap(I use Pandimonium 3K diamond past on a Batt Lap), and final polish laps. Different stones types vary on what's best for polishing. For polishing with diamond grit, I use a tin lap with 60k diamond polish compound. I use a few different things for oxide polishing, but the Ultralaps are cheap for starting out. They are water based film laps that you use on a master lap for polishing. The equipment can add a thousand or more dollars onto the machine cost fairly easily depending on what and how much you buy. Glass or cheaper gemstones are great for practicing with at first.
Wonderful video!
Question how much work time to go from this poor old worn stone to this new jewel (which will surely be appreciated by the future owner)
Thanks! It took about 3 hours of active work time on that stone split between a few days.
I have heard that tanzanites are softer stones and can wear down more easily than say an amethyst. But I also heard that even a Diamond can chip off if hit the wrong way. Don’t know how much of that is fact or myth. Anyone know?
You are correct in both areas. Tanzanite hardness is 6-6.5 which is less than quartz at 7. So it is prone to scratch and wear more easily when compared to the harder stones. Diamonds are nearly scratch resistant with their hardness and don't wear very easily as only other diamond can scratch a diamond, but they can be chipped or broken with hard knocks because it is still brittle as all gemstones are. Being at the top of the hardness scale doesn't make it not brittle, so diamonds can still receive damage when knocked on a hard surface due to brittleness even though the surface isn't hard enough to scratch the diamond.
@@MattsCornerofGemCutting thanks so much for clarifying this ❤
Is it economical to buy gems in bulk and have the better ones recut by a professional like yourself? I'm just getting into gems and wonder how to restore used gems from melted jewelry and sell them for profit
I would say it depends on the value of the stone to be cut. High value stones could turn a profit. Cheaper commercials cutters would be better for less valuable stones or stones where you just want the standard cuts.
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Can u share a model name of the machine that you are useing.
It is the Ultratech V5 Classic Faceting Machine (Analog).
Thx
Good work, sorry i dont speak english
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lol, yeah!
I have a beautiful 5 carat purple tanzanite that is pitted just like yours I need help polishing the top of it can you help me
What kind of help are you looking for? Are you wanting to send the stone to me for repolishing?
im curious is the tip off center or is it just the light playing tricks? it looks like .001-2 off center its throwing me off xD
It is centered. There is a very slight tilt to the stone in a couple of the pictures making it appear a little off.
@@MattsCornerofGemCutting thank you for clarifying that for me I’m glad it is centered it was very beautifully cut
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That looks like it may have been chemical damage. I dont know how you'd wear it that badly short of sanding it
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Hello, sir
I have rare gemstone from raw black serendibite and raw carbonado diamond need cutting and polishing
Where you live i like send to you some from my stone for polishing ..I'm from Libya arabic
Are you intresting to buy some tansanite stones
I'm not looking to buy stones right now. I have plenty of stones to cut for the time I have available.
give me my carats back (jk)
Lol! Yeah, I could have given the old cut a touch up is all to save the weight, but I do like giving stones a more unique cut.
@@MattsCornerofGemCuttingthe end result was stunning
diminui ai fi
Idk why I like “before” version more than “after” =|
lol
Yeah put that Tanzanite back into Jory.
Yeah, it will make a fine piece!
I see the water now. Lol forgive my ignorance.
Hi Matt, can I have your email address?
maxfield.matthew@gmail.com
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